Check out this cool little Dietz box

[SweetD]

Anyone have any info on what this may have held originally?







Thanks -

Dave

 

[SweetD]

A little searching and I can see that this case held some sort of bulbs, fuses, wiring, etc...interesting...never heard of them before...

 

[sselander]

Here is a link showing some pics of the Dietz 870-2

http://forums.aaca.org/f136/old-dietz-item-870-2-a-362735.html

Here is one of the pics:

 

[four.cycle]

Dietz / R.E. Dietz Co., Brooklyn, NY / est. 1840 / lanterns / https://lanternnet.com/r-e-dietz-compendium-index-of-non-electric-american-made-products/


1924 Hardware Buyers Catalog Dietz ad pp 389

1948 F.C. Stearns Hardware catalog Dietz Osborn ad pp 616

 

[Provincial]

Maybe emergency reflectors?

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-dietz-emergency-reflector-1852488461

 

[Beerhippie]

If the case is deep enough, I'd go with the highway flares above^.

But it's not. Puzzling... did Dietz manufacture anything other than kerosene appliances?

 

[rustyzman]

Spare headlight/bulb/fuse case. I have an anthes version in my old truck.

OLD DIETZ ITEM 870-2

Just finished putting this together for my 1961 Oldsmobile(S). I have sent an email to Dietz (China) requesting more info if they have any. The case must have been made prior to 1956 because the company relocated to Taiwan that year. There is a foam rubber pad, black in the pictures, about 5/8" t...

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